The conflict resulted in the Taira rising to power to form the first samurai-led government in the history of Japan. In 1180, the Minamoto clan resumed hostilities with the Taira in what became ...

For more than 800 years, the samurai helped to lay the foundations of Japan's culture. Their reverence for honor, duty, and service remains ingrained in Japanese society even today. Together with ...

The city of Kumamoto is steeped in the spirit of its samurai past, which many of its citizens point to as a major influence on their hometown to this day. In addition to its famed castle, the city ...

Hidden away since World War II, samurai armor gifted to Malta from Japan in 1862 has been restored to its full glory and put ...

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Melvyn Bragg and guests Gregory Irvine, Nicola Liscutin and Angus Lockyer discuss the history of the Samurai and the role of their myth in Japanese national identity. Show more Melvyn Bragg and ...

Osamu Tezuka's Dororo, adapted into a 2019 anime, delivers a poignant narrative that elevates historical fantasy. The story ...